Fight in La Tomatina

“This is wicked. I grab some more and hurl with full abandon. I wipe my tomato-stained goggles to regain a clear view of the whole pandemonium. One hits my mouth and its acid and putrid taste makes me spit it as hard as I can. Still, I get to steal some photos from my camera. Ouch! A large one slaps half of my face. You sonofagun!!!”

“The trucks that crawled down the street contained dozens of youngsters who took aim and destroyed us street dwellers with the tomatoes from the vehicle. I kept trying to hit one of the truck throwers but it was difficult, especially when you can barely see a thing. Tomatoes were smashing into faces and my eye protection was blurry so eventually I had to remove it. My tomato throwing accuracy immediately increased. The tomatoes were generally old and soft but occasionally a hard green one would fly through the air. I got hit a few times by these and it was a painful experience. Definitely more painful than I expected.”